FORGE WORKSHOPS

Resilience Training for Clinicians, Service Users & Communities

Practical, evidence-informed workshops built from lived experience, psychology, and the FORGE Method.

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FORGE Workshops are designed to help people rebuild stability, confidence, and direction through simple, structured, trauma-informed tools.

The content blends lived experience, behavioural psychology, resilience training, and the FORGE Method (Foundation, Ownership, Resilience, Growth, Execution).

These workshops are suitable for:

  • NHS teams & clinicians
  • Charities & mental health organisations
  • Universities & young adult settings
  • Community recovery groups
  • Individuals seeking confidence & resilience
Category 1

Workshops for Clinicians & Mental Health Professionals

Help your service users rebuild stability with practical, trauma-aware tools

Purpose

To help clinicians introduce practical resilience tools to service users without overwhelming them.

What clinicians will learn:

  • Lived-experience-based approaches to engagement
  • Trauma-aware communication frameworks
  • The FORGE Method: a structured pathway from crisis → stability → growth
  • How to teach micro-routines to clients

Practical tools:

Daily Non-Negotiables
The Ten-Minute Reset
The Isolation Protocol
Nervous system basics
Discomfort training
Overwhelm support

What makes it unique:

  • Simple, actionable tools clinicians can apply immediately
  • Real-world examples from James's lived experience
  • No jargon, no complexity — clear frameworks
  • Helps clinicians reduce burnout by giving them structure

Format options:

  • 90-minute lecture — Quick introduction & overview
  • 3-hour workshop — Deep-dive with practical exercises
  • Full-day training — Comprehensive program
  • Online delivery available
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Category 2

Workshops for Service Users

Rebuild confidence, structure, and resilience in a safe, supportive environment

Purpose

To help individuals rebuild confidence, structure, and resilience — especially those recovering from mental health challenges, burnout, or disconnection.

Workshop focus areas:

  • Regaining stability through the Foundation pillar
  • Rebuilding confidence through small daily wins
  • Tools for anxiety, overwhelm, and avoidance
  • Managing spirals using the Ten-Minute Reset
  • Shifting identity from "broken" to "rebuilding"
  • Learning to tolerate discomfort safely
  • Establishing clear routines and discipline

Workshop style:

Supportive, safe, trauma-informed

Practical, step-by-step exercises

Respectful, non-judgemental environment

Why it works:

  • Created from James's personal recovery journey
  • Simple tools with immediate impact
  • Builds hope and structure at the same time
  • Addresses real-world challenges, not theory

Format options:

  • 60–90 minute group sessions
  • 2-hour deep-dive workshops
  • In-person or online delivery
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Category 3

Resilience & Confidence Workshops for the General Public

Rebuild confidence, mental resilience, daily discipline, and personal direction

Purpose

To help men and women rebuild confidence, mental resilience, daily discipline, and personal direction.

Topics covered:

  • Rebuilding confidence after setbacks
  • Identity and purpose work
  • Daily discipline as mental health medicine
  • How to stop overthinking & start acting
  • Core resilience tools from the FORGE Method
  • How to create meaningful personal change
  • Simple structures for daily life

Participants leave with:

A daily structure they can begin the next morning
A resilience toolkit
A renewed sense of identity and direction
Clear actions for the next 7 days

Build Your Path Forward

These workshops give you the tools, structure, and confidence to create lasting change in your life.

Format options:

  • Group workshops for communities, workplaces, gyms
  • Online masterclasses
  • In-person sessions
  • Customizable to your group's needs
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Why Choose FORGE Workshops?

Built on real experience, evidence, and a commitment to practical change

Lived Experience Led

Tools built from real recovery and resilience, not just theory.

Evidence-Informed

Principles rooted in behavioural psychology & trauma understanding.

Practical & Structured

Not theory-heavy — immediately actionable tools.

Safe & Supportive

Approaches suitable for vulnerable participants.

Adaptable

Content tailored to your audience's specific needs.

High Engagement

Interactive, inspiring, relatable delivery.

Bring the FORGE Method to Your Team or Community

Book a workshop and introduce practical, life-changing resilience tools.

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In-Person & Online

Flexible delivery options

90 Min to Full Day

Customizable duration

All Group Sizes

Small groups to large teams